[2024] KEHC 5045 (KLR)
The court declined to set down the application for hearing because the applicant failed to annex any supporting documents such as proceedings or judgments from the relevant courts. The absence of such material meant the court could not exercise its discretion or properly consider the application for resentencing...
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- Citation
- [2024] KEHC 5045 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Kennedy Onyango Muga; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Court Station
- High Court at Kisumu
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application E021 of 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Preliminary Application for Resentencing
- Outcome
- Application not set down for hearing; applicant granted seven days to file supporting documents, failing which the application stands dismissed.
- Judges
- RE Aburili
- Legal Topics
- Resentencing, Death Penalty, Application of Supreme Court Precedent
- Source Language
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Parties
Kennedy Onyango Muga
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Miscellaneous Criminal Application / Ruling on Preliminary Application for Resentencing
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant has provided sufficient material to support an application for resentencing under the Muruatetu principles.
- 2 Whether the court can entertain the application in the absence of supporting documents.
Ratio Decidendi
The court declined to set down the application for hearing because the applicant failed to annex any supporting documents such as proceedings or judgments from the relevant courts. The absence of such material meant the court could not exercise its discretion or properly consider the application for resentencing under the Muruatetu principles. The applicant was granted seven days to file the necessary documents, failing which the application would stand dismissed. The court emphasized that while the death sentence is not unconstitutional, proper procedure and evidentiary support are mandatory for any resentencing application.
Court Disposition
Application not set down for hearing; applicant granted seven days to file supporting documents, failing which the application stands dismissed.
Orders
- The applicant is granted seven days from the date of the ruling to file documents in support of the application.
- In default of filing supporting documents within seven days, the application shall stand dismissed.
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Muga v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Application E021 of 2024) [2024] KEHC 5045 (KLR) (7 May 2024) (Ruling)
Neutral citation: [2024] KEHC 5045 (KLR)
Republic of Kenya
In the High Court at Kisumu
Miscellaneous Criminal Application E021 of 2024
RE Aburili, J
May 7, 2024
Between
Kennedy Onyango Muga
Applicant
and
Republic
Respondent
(From the original conviction and sentence in the Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court Criminal Case No. 1082 of 2005 at Maseno)
Ruling
1. The Applicant has sought very substantive orders through a Notice of Motion couched as a Petition for the application of the principles espoused in the Francis Karioko Muruatetu & another v Republic [2017] eKLR.
2. He has not annexed any document by way of proceedings, judgment from all the 3 levels of courts or any testimonial inviting this court to reconsider the death sentence imposed on him, since he also seeks discretion of the court and noting that death sentence per se is not unconstitutional.
3. I am unable to set down the application for hearing as it is not supported by any material.
4. The applicant is granted seven (7) days of today to file documents in support of his application and in default, the application shall stand dismissed.
5. Mention on 21st May 2024.
6. Signal to issue.
DATED, SIGNED AND DELIVERED AT KISUMU THIS 7THDAY OF MAY, 2024R. E. ABURILIJUDGE